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Saturday, June 18, 2016

Dubai Police warns residents against discussing jobs online

People share so many
details of their daily lives on various social networking websites, but there
are certain things they should avoid discussing in these forums. In an advisory
to residents, Dubai Police has urged to not use the online medium to discuss
personal details or those related to one’s job, as this may backfire.

It’s best if you avoid
titbits of your workplace or any other personal information when it comes to
your job or the company you are employed with. They may not necessarily be
aware of who all can have access to the information we share on our different
social media accounts.

According to Dubai
Police, one cannot be sure about who we’re interacting with on social media.
“Do not use social networking sites to discuss confidential information about
your life or your job. You cannot assert whom you deal with,” .

Residents should be
aware of the dangers of sharing too much personal and company information
online. Sharing information of a company, that may seem harmless, can lead to
lost data, losing one’s competitive advantage, identity, company intellectual
property, and much more.

Dubai Police runs
regular campaigns to warn residents about the dangers of sharing too much
information online, or abusing social media privileges.

In December 2015, Dubai
Police warned public against abusing social networks and said some such
offences pose a security threat to the country. “Some people are publishing
pictures about people and where they live or work… this is posing a security
threat in the emirate,” said Major-General Khalil Al Mansoori, Assistant Police
Commander-in-Chief for criminal investigation.

The senior police officer
said authorities have detected many offences on social media, including of
students insulting their teachers or friends and couples posting insulting
words or images following marital problems. “We ask public to stop abusing
social networks whether on official or personal pages…these practises are not
acceptable. Publishing photographs about some people or their houses could also
help criminals carry out robberies or other crimes,” he said.

On an individual level,
giving out details or badmouthing your boss or your company can lead you into
serious troubles and can get your fired. According to a study by Kaspersky Lab,
more than a third of UAE residents (35 per cent) share confidential data by
accident and 18 per cent in the country willingly disclose secrets about
themselves – despite the fact that information shared online can cost them a
relationship or a job.

According to data, half
of UAE residents share photos of themselves, 46 per cent share their contact
details, 39 per cent share a photo of another person, 36 per cent share
sensitive personal details and 29 per cent share work-related data online. Further,
and potentially even more seriously, 18 per cent of UAE respondents have shared
a secret about themselves and 9 per cent have shared sensitive financial
details.

This is despite the
increasing number of campaigns being run by authorities to educate and warn
residents against the damaging impact of such information being made public –
both in terms of financial loss and emotional distress.

Almost half of UAE
residents (45 per cent) were worried that leaked details could damage
relationships or embarrass or offend someone and 16 per cent were afraid that
it could harm their career.